Researchers from Makerere University’s College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology (CEDAT), in collaboration with the Technical University of Denmark (DTU), have conducted a study exploring ammonia-based technology as a cleaner alternative for iron and steel production. The team was comprised of Medard Turyasingura, Basit Ali, Michael Lubwama, Peter Wilberforce Olupot, and Marcel A. J....Read More

By Harriet Musinguzi Delegates from Xintang University and officials from CEDAT during discussions on expanding academic collaboration and implementing a proposed dual degree program in Materials and Chemical Engineering at Makerere University. A delegation from Xintang University visited the College of Engineering, Design, Art andTechnology (CEDAT) at Makerere University on Tuesday, 13 October 2026, to...Read More

Outgoing Head of Department, Assoc. Prof. Robinah Kulabako (left), hands over the office to the incoming Head of Department, Dr. Philip Nyenje, during a ceremony held at CEDAT on October 5, 2026. In the centre is the Dean, School of Engineering, Assoc. Prof. Eng. Dorothy Okello. The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering in the...Read More

Architecture students listen to speakers during a counselling and guidance session organized by CEDAT to promote healing, hope, and solidarity following the loss of their colleague, Kabuye Kevin Charles. The College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology (CEDAT) at Makerere University organized a counselling and guidance session for Architecture students following the death of their...Read More

By Harriet Musinguzi Assoc. Prof. Amanda Tumusiime (L) hands over office of the Dean MTSIFA to Prof. Stephen Mukiibi (R ) , witnessed by Mr. Eretu Olinge Christopher from Audit (2nd R), Richard Musigha, CHRO, and Jane Keirungi SHRO, Friday October 2nd, 2026 at MTSIFA Assoc. Prof. Amanda Tumusiime (L) hands over office of the...Read More

‘There is a need for stronger, more practical partnership between universities and industry in order to push ideas from the laboratories to society’. This was a statement made by the Makerere University Vice Chancellor Professor Barnabas Nawangwe who also noted that Ugandan research and innovation will only deliver national benefit if ideas are pushed to...Read More

Students, artists, and art enthusiasts gathered at the Margaret Trowell School of Industrial and Fine Art (MTSIFA) on Monday September 21st, 2026, for a Public Art Talk organized by UNDER GROUND Contemporary Art and Vodo Arts Society +Lab in collaboration with blaxTARLINE KUMASI. The event featured renowned Ghanaian art scholars and curators Dr. Kwesi Ohene-Ayeh...Read More

Makerere University researchers have developed a new deep learning framework that could transform flood preparedness in regions with limited hydro-meteorological data. The study, published in the Journal of Hydrology, introduces Time-Varying Dynamic Model Averaging (TV-DMA), a method that improves river flow prediction by dynamically adjusting model weights based on predictive errors. The innovation is particularly...Read More

Makerere University on 10th September 2026 hosted partners and government stakeholders at Kampala Fairway Hotel for the official high-level kick-off meeting of the Facilitating Local Organic Waste Exchange for Regenerative Systems (FLOWERS) Project. The two-year research initiative (2026–2028) is funded by the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) and implemented by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology...Read More

Makerere University’s Department of Construction Economics and Management at the College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology (CEDAT) has announced a new collaboration with the Uganda Securities Exchange (USE), marking a milestone in academia-industry partnerships. Speaking at a meeting held recently at CEDAT, Dr. Nathan Kibwami, Head of the Department, emphasized the importance of community...Read More